Haul + Review: L'oreal, EOS, Eco Tools, The Body Shop

Advanced Pro-Gen™ Technology boosts the skin’s recovery power,
restoring skin’s youth. The light texture penetrates deep into the skin to
dramatically improve skin quality and amplify the effect of any skincare used
on top. Youth Code is suitable for all skin types and any age.

In
1 drop: More Radiant

In
1 week: More Refined
In 1 month: Rejuvenated Skin

Sounds
seductive and promising right? I hope I find miracle in the bottle but
unfortunately this not it. I have used it for about 2-3 weeks now and I don’t
see any improvement on my skin. It just a decent moisturizer.

Texture? Watery
and runny, absorbs easily into my skin without leaving oily feeling. Smells
nice, a light clean, and fresh floral scent, however I prefer no fragrance at
all in my facial skin care. Packaging? I love the luxurious thick glass bottle
but the ‘long pipe’ is hard to use. It turns messy every time I dip the pipe
back into the bottle.

Price? Rp 250.000,-
but I get it for free. If I use my own money I expect a better product. I just get
a standard serum that contains these ingredients: water binding agents,
peptides, cell-communicating ingredients, antioxidants etc. These are all good.
However the 4th ingredient is alcohol - which could be irritating and isn't
good for any skin type. If they had left out the alcohol, this would have been
a better product.

Will it permanently affect wrinkles in a positive way? I don’t think so. It
just going to smooth the skin. Just like
any other regular moisturizer.

I love The Body Shop body butters. When I saw the Chocomania
range on their store, of course the body butter is the first product from Chocomania
range that I tried. I just want to tell you that I immediately falling in love with
this product! It smells delicious! A mouthwatering dark chocolate and a little
bit ‘nutty’.

Texture? Some other body butters are stickier (Shea &
Cocoa) some others are lighter (Sweet Lemon & Olive) to me Chocomania is
just in the middle of that. Moisturizing without greasy feeling. Does anybody
know is it limited edition or not? I hope The Body Shop will make this line
permanent in their collection because I just love it so much.

Price: Rp 189.000,-

EOS Lip Balm 'Honeysuckle
Honeydew'

From EOS website:

Can a lip balm make you smile? We think so. That’s why we invented this
one.

I got this little ‘ball balm’ form indomakeup.com this is my
second EOS lip balm that I have ever tried. Honeysuckle Honeydew smells just
like honeydew, it moisturized, and leaves a sweet taste that I like. Be careful, the packaging tends to get dirty
easily but I will definitely try another flavor after I finish this one.

This earth-friendly brush set is
packed with the 4 high-quality brushes you need to look beautiful. And, it
shows respect for the planet:
• Bamboo handle has a low impact on the earth’s resources as it is a highly
sustainable plant.
• Synthetic taklon bristles are 100% cruelty free.
• Sleek ferrule is made from recycled aluminum.
• Cosmetic case is made from natural cotton and hemp

HOW TO USE:

Mineral Powder Brush
• Apply powder or mineral foundation all over face in a circular, buffing
motion and work inward towards nose.

Concealer Brush

• Use with liquid or mineral powder
concealer for more coverage on blemishes and under eyes.

Eye Shading Brush

• Expertly cut to apply and blend
powder eye shadows.

Baby Kabuki

• Buff powder over areas that need
more coverage.

Just like the EOS lip balm I got this brush set from
indomakeup.com. My favorite thing from the set is the powder brush, I use it
for applying blush. It soft but packed the pigment nicely. The baby kabuki is
also good for applying powder, both compact of loose.

The concealer brush doesn’t work for me to apply concealer,
so I use it for applying eye shadow. The eye shading brush is a little bit too
big for my eyes shape, so I use it to contour my nose and my cheek.

Overall I really like this brush set. Good quality and small
enough to carry around.

Price: Rp 168.000,-

The Body Shop Tea
Tree Oil Rp 89.000,-

From The Body Shop website:

“A natural, targeted solution to help clear blemishes quickly and
effectly without over drying the skin. Also helps to soothe blemished skin.”

When I bought this product, I have a hard time figured out
how to open the cap. But now I finally master the art of opening this tea tree
oil. Just like the description on top I use it on my blemishes, it helps but it
just takes time for this oil to dry up the acne. I haven’t found the acne
medication that works well on me. Do you have any suggestion? Please tell me on
the comment below.